Trojan.Gamarue.E

Posted: January 30, 2013

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Threat Level:	5/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	January 30, 2013
Last Seen:	November 7, 2018
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Gamarue.E is one of the newer variants of Gamarue-based worms to make noise throughout cyberspace, abandoning old scams of fake hotel reservations to indulge in spam e-mail messages that claim to carry a set of mobile phone MMS-archived pictures. Current Trojan.Gamarue.E attacks appear to center around Britain and the Netherlands, and Trojan.Gamarue.E includes the same types of invasive backdoor-based attacks as other versions of Gamarue. As a Trojan that may install other forms of malware, Trojan.Gamarue.E infections should be dealt with as quickly as possible, and ideally with anti-malware programs that can delete Trojan.Gamarue.E with system scans that also may detect any other PC threats that Trojan.Gamarue.E may have downloaded onto your PC.

Trojan.Gamarue.E: Abusing Malware's Favorite Hoax for Self-Distribution

While past variants of Gamarue worms have used a range of different hoaxes for their e-mails, Trojan.Gamarue.E prefers to use Vodafone-themed spam that appears to offer an attachment to an MMS picture from a friend. Additionally, the file attachment is protected with basic obfuscation methods that may make some anti-malware scanners unable to detect its true contents: an installer for Trojan.Gamarue.E.

After its installation onto your PC, Trojan.Gamarue.E may exploit your PC's own resources to send additional spam to other targets, and also may abuse removable drive devices (like USB drives) to install itself to local computers. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts are most concerned with Trojan.Gamarue.E's backdoor functions, which access a remote server and transmit exploitable system information to said server – most likely to allow criminals to instruct Trojan.Gamarue.E in future attacks.

Trojan.Gamarue.E has a particularly high chance of stealing personal information (via keylogging, screen captures and related spyware attacks) and installing other malware, and, for these reasons, eradicating Trojan.Gamarue.E should be done as quickly as is practical.

Putting a Stop to the Latest Reign of Terror from Gamarue

Deleting Trojan.Gamarue.E's e-mail spam without opening it is the surest way to keep your PC free from Trojan.Gamarue.E infections. It bears repeating that, although Trojan.Gamarue.E currently uses spam templates for Vodafone-archived pictures, other variants of Gamarue have been known to use other forms of e-mail hoaxes, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers always recommend that you scan any suspicious e-mail files prior to opening them.

If Trojan.Gamarue.E has infected your PC, you should utilize anti-malware applications as required to delete Trojan.Gamarue.E and anything else that Trojan:Win32/Grymegat may have installed on your computer. Trojan.Gamarue.E is especially associated with a loss of confidential information, and this information, if leaked, will remain in criminal possession even after you've cleared up a Trojan.Gamarue.E attack. In cases where you suspect that any sensitive information has been compromised, SpywareRemove.com malware experts urge you to take appropriate security steps – such as changing account passwords or security questions.

Trojan.Gamarue.E

Threat Metric

Trojan.Gamarue.E: Abusing Malware's Favorite Hoax for Self-Distribution

Putting a Stop to the Latest Reign of Terror from Gamarue

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